Hair waver



W. A MEYERS HAIR WAVER L Filed Dec. 17, 1923 IJZPJIZZOf/ mm 0. M69611 Patented Feb. 9, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT o FlcE.

'WILLIAM A. MEYERS, OF-CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

. HAIR WAVER.

, Application filed December 17-, 1923. Serial No. 681,034.

My-invention relates to'hair waving devices and moreparticularly to an improved device of this type, which is extremely simpie to operate andefiicient 1n n'nparting an artistic Wave to the hair. 'Heretofore in the art, hair waving devices have been either diflicult to operate, or complicated in construction and therefore expensive to make. I-Iowever,certain other devices of thistype have been known and have become quite popular on the market,

but, for obvious reasons, do not impart a' wave to the hair as quickly or permanently as may be desired. 7

It isan objectof my invention to provide an improved hairwaver, which will over.

come the above-'objections,-by being simple 1n operation, as'well as in deslgn, so that the same may be manufacturediand 'marketed at a'mini-mum price, and yetaiforda device,

exceedingly eificient andcapable of imparting' a wave to the hair which will remain therein a "reasonable time.

According to the teachings-of my invention, a plurality of U-shaped members are foldably connected, side by side, to provide a series of transverse hair engaging portions. These members are adapted to be folded together to allow a strand of hair to pass through the centers thereof, whereupon they are again extended and folded in a reversed direction. Thisnovel folding relation of the U-shaped members permits the latter to crimp the hair upon the reversed fold 'in a very; unique manner, and further permits a suitable pressure to be applied so that the waves in the hair will be of a permanent nature and remain in the hair amaximum time. i I

.Asa further objectf'of invention, I

provide a compression element carried upon the device for applying this pressure to the hair.. An elastic: strap looped. transversely across oneof'the U-shaped members and in a osition to onto l d 'circumferentlallyaround position upon the hair maybe used for this purpose. It W1ll,l10W8V61, later appearthat any similar form of compression element may be used instead. r

In order to apprise those skilled in the art how to construct and practice my invenall the U-shapedmembers in reversed folded I tion, I shall-now describe an embodiment V thereof in connection with the accompanylng clrawn1gs,wlnch form a part hereof:

' Inthe drawings p Figure 1 1s a top plan view ofa hair waver embodying my invention, illustrating I the device in extended position;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; Fig 3 is a side view of the device in its first folded posit-ion, illustrating the manner of placing the device upon the hair;

Fig. l illustrates the manner of extending or opening the device upon the hair after.

the hair has been inserted in the manner shown in Fig. 3; v

Fig. 5 1s a slde view of the device in re versed, folded position, with the strands of hair passing over the var ous transverse hair e'ngag'i-ng'portions thereof so that the hair is T crimpe'd and held in this condition until waved; and,

Fig. 6 is a View similar to Fig. 1, only on a smaller scale, illustrating a modified form of my device.

The embodiment which I have chosen to illustrate my invention comprises a plurallty of U-shaped members 1 to 9 inclusive,

portions 10, and are preferably of U-shape formation with their free ends pivotally connected at 11 to the corners of the U of the adjoining member. WVhen the members are thus connected together, central openings 12 are formed therebetween, and, as I shall presently describe, these openings 12 are made. to align With each other when the members are folded so that hair may pass therethrough. V .The end member '1 is preferably 'ofdifferentformation, and has its ends bent around at 13 to formloops 14 for receiving the pivotal connections 11 of the adjoining m m r 2.. The entral part of member ends of each member connecting to the corners of the ad o1n1ng memberwhere'by said members assume the formation of co'ntinu tion said members will crimp the hair in a series of waves, and an elastic member for extending about said members for holding the same under pressure.

6. In a hair waver comprising a plurality of members" looped together to allow the folding thereof upon each other in two directions, said members receiving a strand of hair when folded in one direction so that when folded in the other direction said members will crimp the hair in a series of waves,

and means for looping about said members when in their folded relation to compress saidmembersand the hair therebet-ween.

7. In a hair waver comprising a plurality of members adapted to be folded upon each other so that a strand of hair may pass through the centers thereof when thus folded, means permitting said members to be thereafter 'extended awayfrom each other along sald strand of hair and to be again folded upon each, other but in a reversed direction whereby the hair is crimped or waved, and means for holding said members in. reversed folded position until the waves have been sufficiently impressed'in said hair to remain therein after removing'said members from the hair e 8. In a hair waver comprising pivotally connected members arranged to form a series of openings and adapted to receive a strand of hair when said openings are in substanj tially parallel planes and to crimp the hair in a position for hair waving reversing the position of said members, and means for holding said members under pressure 1n their latter posit-ion whereby the hair may thereafterbe removed from said members in permanently waved condition.

9. In a hair waver comprising pivotally connected foldable members arranged to form a series of openings adapted to be in substantially parallol'planes for receiving a strand of hair therethrough; when said pivotally connected members are in folded relation, the pivotal. connection of said members permitting the members to be reversed in their folded relation for crimping the hair in a series of waves, and means for maintaining said pivotally connected members in reversed folded position to impart a permanent wave to the hair.

10. In a hair waver comprising pivotally connected U -shaped members arranged to form a series of openings adapted to align with each other for receiving a strand of hair when said members are folded, and then to be reversed in their alignment to crimp the hair in a series of waves when said members are reversed in their folded relation, and means for holding said members in this latter position to impart a wave to the hair.

11. A hair waver adapted to have three. different positions in the waving of a strand of'hair comprising a plurality of transverse members assembled. in a manner to form central openings or apertures between the same, foldably connecting means permitting said members to be folded upon each other to bring said openings into substantial align ment on first and third position, said members being in unfolded condition when as suming the second position, and being reversibly foldable and passing through said second position in being folded from the first to the third positions, said members when in the first folded position adapted ,to receive a strand of hair through the central openings and when in the third position adapted to hold the strand of hair in a hair waving position, and means for retaining said members in said third position to im-. part a wave to the strand of hair.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

WILLIAM A. MEYERS. 

